Physics-2

2.21 kids in a parking lot launch a rocket that rises into the air along a 380-m long arc in 40 s. Determine its
average speed. Anz. 9.5 m]s

2.22 According to its computer, a robot that left its closet and traveled 1200 m, had an average speed of 20.0 m]s.
How long did the trip take? Anz. 60.0 s

2.23 A car’s odometer reads 22 687 km at the start of a trip and 22 791 km at the end. The trip took 4.0 hours.
Uhat was the car’s average speed in km]h and in m]s? Anz. 26 km]h, 7.2 m]s

2.24 An auto travels at the rate of 25 km]h for 4.0 minutes, then at 50 km]h for 8.0 minutes, and finally at 20
km]h for 2.0 minutes. Find (a) the total distance covered in km and (b) the average speed for the complete trip
in m]s. Anz. (a) 9.0 km; (b) 10.7 m]s or 11 m]s

2.25 A runner travels 1.5 laps around a circular track in a time of 50 s. The diameter of the track is 40 m and its
circumference is 126 m. Find (a) the average speed of the runner and (b) the magnitude of the runner’s
average velocity. Be careful here; average speed depends on the total distance traveled, whereas average
velocity depends on the displacement at the end of the particular journey.
Anz. (a) 3.8 m]s; (b) 0.80 m]s

2.26 During a race on an oval track, a car travels at an average speed of 200 km]h. (a) How far did it travel in
45.0 min? (b) Determine its average velocity at the end of its third lap. Anz. (a) 150 km; (b) zero

2.27 The following data describe the position of an object along the x-axis as a function of time. Plot the data,
and find the instantaneous velocity of the object at (a) t =5.0 s, (b) 16 s, and (c) 23 s. Anz. (a) 0.018 m]s
in the positive x-direction; (b) 0 m]s; (c) 0.013 m]s in the negative x-direction

t(s) 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28
x(cm) 0 4.0 7.8 11.3 14.3 16.8 18.6 19.7 20.0 19.5 18.2 16.2 13.5 10.3 6.7

2.3Ð For the object whose motion is described in Problem 2.29, find its velocity at the following times: (a) 3.0 s,
(b) 10 s, and (c) 24 s. Anz. (a) 1.9 cm]s in the positive x-direction; (b) 1.1 cm]s in the positive
x-direction; (c) 1.5 cm]s in the negative x-direction

2.31 For the object whose motion is plotted in Fig. 2-3, find its instantaneous velocity at the following times:
(a) 1.0 s, (b) 4.0 s, and (c) 10 s. Anz. (a) 3.3 m]s in the positive y-direction; (b) 1.0 m]s in the positive
y-direction; (c) 0.83 m]s in the negative y-direction

2.32 A body with initial velocity 8.0 m]s moves along a straight line with constant acceleration and travels 640 m
in 40 s. For the 40 s interval, find (a) the average velocity, (b) the final velocity, and (c) the acceler- ation.
Anz. (a) 16 m]s; (b) 24 m]s; (c) 0.40 m]s2

2.33 A truck starts from rest and moves with a constant acceleration of 5.0 m]s2. Find its speed and the distance
traveled after 4.0 s has elapsed. Anz. 20 m]s, 40 m

2.34 A box slides down an incline with uniform acceleration. It starts from rest and attains a speed of 2.7 m]s in
3.0 s. Find (a) the acceleration and (b) the distance moved in the first 6.0 s. Anz. (a) 0.90 m]s2; (b) 16 m

2.35 A car is accelerating uniformly as it passes two checkpoints that are 30 m apart. The time taken between
checkpoints is 4.0 s, and the car’s speed at the first checkpoint is 5.0 m]s. Find the car’s acceleration and its
speed at the second checkpoint. Anz. 1.3 m]s2, 10 m]s

2.36 An auto’s velocity increases uniformly from 6.0 m]s to 20 m]s while covering 70 m in a straight line. Find the
acceleration and the time taken. Anz. 2.6 m]s2, 5.4 s
2.37 A plane starts from rest and accelerates in a straight line along the ground before takeoR. It moves 600 m in
12 s. Find (a) the acceleration, (b) speed at the end of 12 s, and (c) the distance moved during the twelfth
second. Anz. (a) 8.3 m]s2; (b) 0.10 km]s; (c) 96 m

2.38 A train running along a straight track at 30 m]s is slowed uniformly to a stop in 44 s. Find the acceleration
and the stopping distance. Anz. —0.68 m]s2, 0.66 km or 6.6 × 102 m

2.39 An object moving at 13 m]s slows uniformly at the rate of 2.0 m]s each second for a time of 6.0 s. Determine
(a) its final speed, (b) its average speed during the 6.0 s, and (c) the distance moved in the 6.0 s.
Anz. (a) 1.0 m]s; (b) 7.0 m]s; (c) 42 m

2.4Ð A body falls freely from rest. Find (a) its acceleration, (b) the distance it falls in 3.0 s, (c) its speed after falling
70 m, (d ) the time required to reach a speed of 25 m]s, and (e) the time taken to fall 300 m. Anz.
(a) 9.81 m]s2; (b) 44 m; (c) 37 m]s; (d ) 2.6 s; (e) 7.8 s

2.41 A marble dropped from a bridge strikes the water in 5.0 s. Calculate (a) the speed with which it strikes and
(b) the height of the bridge. Anz. (a) 49 m]s; (b) 0.12 km or 1.2 × 102 m

2.42 A stone is thrown straight downward with initial speed 8.0 m]s from a height of 25 m. Find (a) the time it
takes to reach the ground and (b) the speed with which it strikes. Anz. (a) 1.6 s; (b) 24 m]s